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MUSIC NEWS AND GOSSIP Hey, what do you know? No, seriously, what do you know? Well, you could always know a little more, right? So, get to learning this week's news so you won't seem all out of it around the water cooler. Social salvation begins below... V Hey, What Have I Found?: Ruby Isle, the band that manages to be local to Athens by the skin of its teeth and only then because of member Dan Getter's years of service to the scene, has good news and bad news. The bad news is that the group's commissioned new version of Christopher Cross' "Arthur's Theme" wasn't chosen for inclusion in the new remake of the classic Dudley Moore film. Ruby Isle The good news is that Ruby Isle was given the rights to freely distribute the song, so you can still hear it. This represents a turn of good luck for the band whose song-for-song remake of Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction was forcibly shelved after a rights dispute earlier this year. Eager listeners can grab the track over at www.soundcloud.com/dandercore/ arthurs-theme/download. Getting the Spins: Athens landmark Kurt Wood will host his famous Front Porch Record Sale this weekend. It will run Saturday, Apr. 23 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Apr. 24 from noon-6 p.m. Yes, that's Easter Sunday, but you don't have to dress up or anything. Wood's sales attract buyers from all over and with good reason: he's got thousands of LPs, 78s, and 7" singles available, and he's been enthusiastically collecting and acquiring for almost 40 years. Don't get the wrong idea, though. He's no collector scum, and his prices are totally reasonable. The sale is located, lit erally, on Wood's front porch at 1080 Oconee St. For more information on this sale, you can call (706) 546-9602, and to get a general feel for Wood's demeanor and dedication, please see www.kurtsfrontporchrecords.com. Make Your Plans: A very special reunion show featuring Arnold Bean will happen Saturday, May 14 at RPM (235 West Washington St.). Core members Gary Burnette, Michael Guthrie and Herb Guthrie will play along with as many other members as they're able to rustle up. Arnold Bean released one album of its light-psych folk rock (1970's Cosmic Bean) before morphina into the group we know as the Michael Guthrie Band. The band plans to play two full sets this night, and you'd do well to catch them both. The guys have built an impressive Arnold Bean archive on Facebook (just do a search for "Arnold Bean"), and the photos alone tell a great story of this slice of the Georgia music scene in the late '60s and early '70s. Whatcha Gonna Do, Bonnaroo?: A rela tive handful of local bands are in the run ning for slots to play this year's Bonnaroo festival. Among the contenders are BombsBombsBombs, Shallow Palace, Crane and 3 Foot Swagger. The festival narrowed the field by choosing eight acts from hundreds of submissions from Sonicbids.com. From those eight, Bonnaroo's music supervisors will book two to play the festival. The contest ended last week, so keep an eye on www. bonnaroo.com to see if any Athenians made the cut. Built Ford Tough: Colt Ford (bom Jason Farris Brown) will release his third album, Every Chance I Get, on May 3, but fans can preorder it now over at www. coltford.com. A true Athens native, Ford's previous albums (Ride Through the Country and Chicken & Biscuits) have sold very well, and each features his practically trademarked blend of country-rap and goofball lyricism. If that blows your skirt up, then you might con sider joining the Colt Ford Fan Club, which has all kinds of bells and whistles and exclusive stuff. Throw your dollars down over at www. coltford.crowdtwist.com. 8-Bit's the Charm: The aebut album by video game-inspired Bit Brigade, the same folks who brought you Megaband, Contraband and Ninjaband, is now available. Titled Castlebandia and released on member Bryant Williamson's Hello Sir record label, the album is now streaming at engineer Joel Hatstat's website (www.joelhatstataudio.com) and can be purchased at www.hellosirrecords.com. As one might expect from its title, the new album contains Bit Brigade's versions of music from the games Castlevania 1-3, as formatted for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). On the Wing: Hot on the heels of their new EP release, Futurebirds have been invited back to open a few more shows for Drive-By Truckers. The band last played with the Truckers in January. Those shows will take place in June in Norfolk, VA, Wilkes-Barre, PA and Asheville, NC. Futurebirds are always on the road, though, and will play Bonnaroo before returning home to take on the main stage of AthFest on June 24, right before Centro-Matic. To hear and purchase the new EP, Via Flamina, please see www.futurebirds- music.bandcamp.com. For all other informa tion, please see www.futurebirdsmusic.com. 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